The amazing turnout of visitors probably has to do with more than just academic interest. It's also about the highly professional nature of the displays, the eagerness of its almost 200 tour guides (including volunteers) and the non-overbearing, visitor-friendly feel of the place.
As the director of the museum Ma Baojie says: "The aim of the museum is primarily to serve the people, the exhibits here are the wealth of the whole world, hence we are making every effort to protect them with the utmost care."
The pride of place in this world-class museum goes to calligraphy by masters of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) Zhang Xu and Huai Su, who pioneered the wild cursive script. The collection, featuring works from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420) to the Ming and Qing dynasties, is a graphic representation of evolving Chinese calligraphy.
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